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The butterflies have finally arrived!
Even though first grade is not currently working on a science unit, we were too excited to miss out on learning about the life cycle of the butterfly.
Over April vacation our caterpillar friends arrived. This caused a slight problem because no one was at school to watch them change. When I arrived back at school the Monday after break, instead of 12 caterpillars happily eating away at leaves, I had 8 chrysalis and 4 adult butterflies waiting for me. Oups.
Knowing that the first grade would be super disappointed to miss any of the wonderful transformation, I bought some more caterpillars. They are currently in the first grade classrooms and students will watch them change over the next few weeks.
Because I ordered more caterpillars, this meant that I needed to figure out what to do with the extra butterflies. That is when I came up with the idea of a butterfly house. Using an old terrarium, potting soil, some leafy plants, scrap wood, some screen and lots of duct tape, I created a terrarium that could house all stages of the butterfly's life. I am hoping that my adult butterflies will soon lay eggs and I will be able to watch the life cycle of a butterfly over and over again.
Over April vacation our caterpillar friends arrived. This caused a slight problem because no one was at school to watch them change. When I arrived back at school the Monday after break, instead of 12 caterpillars happily eating away at leaves, I had 8 chrysalis and 4 adult butterflies waiting for me. Oups.
Knowing that the first grade would be super disappointed to miss any of the wonderful transformation, I bought some more caterpillars. They are currently in the first grade classrooms and students will watch them change over the next few weeks.
Because I ordered more caterpillars, this meant that I needed to figure out what to do with the extra butterflies. That is when I came up with the idea of a butterfly house. Using an old terrarium, potting soil, some leafy plants, scrap wood, some screen and lots of duct tape, I created a terrarium that could house all stages of the butterfly's life. I am hoping that my adult butterflies will soon lay eggs and I will be able to watch the life cycle of a butterfly over and over again.